Here's Why Chrissy Teigen Has Felt 'Inadequate' About Her Body

Chrissy Teigen is one of the most transparent celebrities on social media. From sharing posts about her "period skin" on Snapchat to uploading makeup-free selfies, Teigen isn't afraid to get raw—and real—with her fans. And when the trolls come for her, you know she has an A+ response (or 60) in her back pocket. To call Teigen authentic would be an understatement.

So when the topic of body insecurities came up during a chat she hosted at Beautycon, Teigen didn't hold anything back. She shared that Instagram and photo apps like Facetune have made her self-conscious about her own body—to the point of tears.

“There have been times I’ve cried to John, where I felt like I would just never have ‘that’ body,” Teigen said. “I’ve definitely been really upset with…you know, everyone has a butt now, everyone has curves, and a little waist, and that’s not me.”

Of course, many Instagram photos are heavily edited to look a certain way, but this doesn't make Teigen feel any better. “My old ass will go on social media, and I will look at the Photoshopping, Facetuning, and the apps—and everything that goes into creating what is now a hit Instagram photo—and I feel insanely inadequate," she said.

This may help explain why Teigen is often refreshingly unfiltered on social media. "I’m in a weird phase where I’m jealous of those bodies, but I also really want to be cool with my own body," she said. "I really want to be that person for you all, that says, ‘You don’t need that fcking sht.'...I’ve been on shoots. I’ve been naked-to-naked with people. I will say that everyone has a stretch mark. Every time I see that other stretch mark, I’m like, ‘Girl, yes!’ It makes me feel better, and if more of us did that kind of shit, how many people would feel better?”